Penn Global Health Career Day:  Saturday March 31, 2007

Career Day Videos

(Real Player is required and a broadband connection is recommended):

• Introductory Remarks (Larson) +
  Keynote Address:  Global Health Service Corps (Barry)
  (we regret that the Q & A session was not picked up by our audio system)
  Global Health Careers (Gardiner/O'Neil/Anah)
  2 hrs 16 mins
• Joint Degree Programs (Sammut/Branas/Muecke/Gardiner/Anah)
  1 hr 30 mins
• Integrating Global Health Intro a United States-Based Career (Spiegel/Finalle/Gluckman/Muecke/Larson/Bartlett)
  2 hrs 1 min
• Choosing a Residency (Barry/O'Neil/Nathanson)
  (we regret that the Q & A session was not picked up by our audio system)
  30 mins
  

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Detailed Agenda

7:30-8:00 a.m. SIGN-IN/COFFEE

8:00-8:10 a.m. INTRODUCTION

Steve Larson, MD, Penn School of Medicine

8:10-9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS:  GLOBAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS

Michele Barry, MD, FACP
Yale University School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Public Health
Director, Office of International Health
The Global Health Service Corps
Resource-poor countries face myriad challenges in their efforts to improve health (insufficient funds, unreliable supply of materials, grossly deficient infrastructure).  These problems are exacerbated by an ongoing global human resource crisis – health systems are understaffed at all levels: doctors, nurses, lab technicians and others.  Long-term improvement in these areas will require local solutions in each country – enhanced training capacity, improved retention practices.  It will also require policy changes in wealthier nations, e.g. eliminating recruiting practices that lure scarce trained professionals away from resource-poor countries (with no effort to compensate nations for the loss).

While these systemic changes could provide longer term solutions, a gap remains today.  A coalition of academics and policymakers has proposed one potential solution – the creation of a Global Health Service Corps.  ­­­­Dr. Michele Barry helped shape the proposal for this corps, and will present details on the plans, potential impact and challenges. 

9:00-10:30 a.m.   PRESENTATIONS/PANEL:  GLOBAL HEALTH CAREERS

Global Health Careers – Local, National, and International levels

For individuals considering careers in global health, there is a dizzying array of career options, including local clinics in resource-poor settings, country program design, and international policy work.  Panelists will present a selection of global health career options.

• Pierce Gardner MD, Fogarty International Center, NIH
• Edward O’Neil, Jr., MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
• Kechi Anah, MD, MPH, Africare

10:30-11:00 a.m.   COFFEE BREAK

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.   JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMS

Medical/nursing training provides the clinical skills necessary to help individual patients in need.  Broader impact on health programs at local, regional and international levels can require additional training in management, systems design, public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, and more.  What expertise is most useful to the public health practitioner?  What specific skills can each joint degree program offer? 

• Stephen Sammut, MBA, Penn Wharton Business School
• Charles Branas, PhD, Penn School of Medicine
• Marjorie Muecke, PhD, RN, FAAN, Penn School of Nursing
• Pierce Gardner MD, Fogarty International Center, NIH
• Kechi Anah, MD, MPH, Africare

12:30-1:30 p.m.   LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:30-3:00 p.m.   PRESENTATIONS/PANEL:  INTEGRATING GLOBAL HEALTH INTO A US-BASED CAREER

While some students will choose to direct their entire career toward global health pursuits, others hope to engage in global health while maintaining a practice in the US.  What opportunities are available to this latter group?

• Scott Bartlett, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Rodney Finalle, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Stephen Gluckman, MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• Marjorie Muecke, PhD, RN, Penn School of Nursing
• Steven Larson, MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

 3:00-3:30 p.m.   COFFEE BREAK

 3:30-5:00 p.m.   CHOOSING A RESIDENCY

Which specialties are most useful in day-to-day medical practice in resource-poor countries?  In policy positions (at the country and global levels)?  Are there specific opportunities to stay involved in global health while training (Harvard’s Internal Medicine residency, which integrates training in the U.S. and abroad)?

• Michele Barry, MD, Yale University School of Medicine
• Edward O’Neil, Jr., MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
• Neal Nathanson, MD, Penn School of Medicine

Transportation to Penn

The University of Pennsylvania campus is located in an area of West Philadelphia known as University City. Please click here for the Penn webpage that serves as a guide to using public and private transportation effectively. 

Lunch -- On Your Own

There are a number of places where you can dine in or take out lunch near the BRB II Building on Curie Boulevard.  Lunch break is only one hour.  Closest locations are on Spruce Street, between 36th & 38th.  Below you will find a map of the medical school buildings, and their relationship to Spruce Street.  Scroll down for a list of restaurants/ take-out establishments.

Last updated:  February 6, 2012